paulŭlus — Lewis & Short
paulŭlus (paull-), a, um,
I adj. dim. [1. paulus], very little, very small (most freq. in neutr. and adverb.):
pila,Cato, R. R. 14, 2:
pecunia,Plaut. Bacch. 4, 8, 24:
de paulo paululum hoc tibi dabo,id. Curc. 1, 2, 31:
da mihi paululum bibere,Vulg. Gen. 24, 45; id. Judic. 4, 19:
spatium,Ter. Phorm. 4, 4, 21:
via,Liv. 8, 11:
equi hominesque paululi et graciles,id. 35, 11:
admixto paululo sale,Pall. 12, 22.—
(b) Subst.: paulŭ-lum, i, n., a little bit, a trifle.—With gen.:
paululum praedae feci,Plaut. Poen. 3, 6, 7:
paululum pecuniae,Ter. Hec. 3, 5, 56:
obsoni,id. And. 2, 2, 23:
operae,id. Eun. 2, 2, 50:
morae,Cic. Cat. 1, 4, 9.—Absol.:
nihil aut admodum paululum,Cic. N. D. 2, 46, 118:
paululum ad beatam vitam deesse,id. Tusc. 5, 8, 23.—Hence, in abl.: paululo, a little, somewhat:
si nequeas paululo, at quanti queas,Ter. Eun. 1, 1, 30: valeo, sicut soleo: paululo tamen etiam deterius quam soleo, Lucc. ap. Cic. Fam. 5, 14, 1.— Hence, adv.: paulŭlum, a little, a very little, somewhat:
abscede paululum istuc,Plaut. As. 5, 2, 75: concede istuc paululum;
audin'?Ter. Eun. 4, 4, 38:
paululum opperirier si vis,id. ib. 5, 2, 51:
paululum respirare,Cic. Quint. 16, 53:
mente paululum inminutā,Sall. J. 65, 1:
spirans,id. C. 61, 4:
si paululum intermissa fuerit,Quint. 1, 6, 8:
paululum tempore nostro superiores,id. 8, 3, 25.